Early Childhood, Press Releases
Peter Clark
Statement on Gov. Abbott Opening Child Care

State must closely monitor health concerns and provide federal funds to providers

Statement on Gov. Abbott Opening Child Care
Blog, Child Health
Peter Clark
Over a Million Texans May Lose Insurance Under ...

By now, we all know that Monday’s CBO report estimated that the Senate health care bill ("BCRA") will increase the number of uninsured Americans by 22 million. And now we’re starting to see some estimates of what that would look like in Texas.

Early Childhood, Blog
Texans Care for Children
Local Research on Texas Pre-k Grants Provides ...

Districts urged the Legislature to provide adequate and predicable funding for boosting pre-k quality.

Early Childhood, Testimony
Andrea Brauer
Sunset Advisory Commission Report of the Texas ...

Testimony to the Sunset Advisory Commission

Texans Care for Children, among other suggestions, recommends Establishing an Office of Learning at the Texas Education Agency.

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Health Agency Consolidation Can Succeed — With Support

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During the recent legislative session, state lawmakers gave our health and human services agencies the difficult task of consolidating several departments and services. While we expressed our concerns about the consolidation plan during the legislative session, it's now time for us all to work together to make it as successful as possible. 

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In the News: More Texas Counties Sending Youth Offenders to Out-of-State Rehab

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Houston Chronicle – Counties across Texas increasingly are sending teenage lawbreakers to out-of-state rehabilitation programs instead of state-run lockups that have been plagued by reports of violence, a trend officials say is proving less costly and more successful.

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Pushback on Cuts Underscores Support For Early Intervention

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Meredith is one of many Texas children who has benefited from the state's Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) program. This past session the state Legislature put in motion a broad range of cuts that would reduce the resources available for children helped by ECI, as well as other Texas children in need.

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New Breastfeeding Law Is Good News for Texas Babies

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The premise behind a new state law is simple: Texas mothers shouldn't have to choose between their job and breastfeeding their child. That's the dilemma that Anna Johnson-Smith, an experienced kindergarten teacher in a school district outside Waco, faced with when she had her baby in 2012.